PeopleTec is currently seeking a SOC Operations Analyst to support our Huntsville, AL location. The SOC Operations Analyst is responsible for monitoring computer networks for security issues, investigating security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents, and documenting security breaches while assessing the damage they cause. The analyst will work with the security team to perform tests and uncover network vulnerabilities, such as penetration testing, and will fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standard. Additionally, the analyst will recommend best practices for IT security, install security measures and operating software to protect systems and information infrastructure, including firewalls and data encryption programs. The role requires conducting analysis, confirming intrusion information, and creating a forensically sound duplicate of the files. The analyst will decrypt data, provide technical summaries and input, examine recovered data for relevant information, and perform dynamic analysis including timeline, statistical, and file signature analysis. The position also involves performing real-time cyber defense handling tasks to support deployable Incident Response Teams (IRTs).